ASCII Art Generator

Runs in browser

Generate ASCII art from text. 6 fill styles, A–Z + 0–9, copy or download .txt.

Convert text to ASCII art instantly using a 5×7 bitmap font. Choose from 6 fill styles: block, hash, star, dot, slash, and plus. Supports A–Z, 0–9, and common symbols. Copy or download as .txt.

ASCII Art Generator tool

5/20 characters · Unsupported characters are skipped

Style

Output
█   █ █████ █     █      ███  
█   █ █     █     █     █   █ 
█   █ █     █     █     █   █ 
█████ ████  █     █     █   █ 
█   █ █     █     █     █   █ 
█   █ █     █     █     █   █ 
█   █ █████ █████ █████  ███

🔒 Runs in your browser · No uploads · Your data never leaves your device

How to use

  1. Type your text

    Enter up to 20 characters. Supported: A–Z, 0–9, and symbols ! ? . , - _ : @ #. Unsupported characters are skipped.

  2. Choose a style

    Select a fill character: block (█), hash (#), star (*), dot (●), slash (/), or plus (+).

  3. Copy or download

    Click Copy to copy to clipboard, or .txt to download the ASCII art as a plain text file.

Common use cases

  • Creating terminal banners — Generate large ASCII text banners for CLI tool help output or startup messages in terminal applications.
  • Adding decorative headers to scripts — Use ASCII art to visually separate sections in scripts, README files, or documentation.

Examples

  • Banner text

    Enter 'HELLO' with block style to get large block letter banner text.

    Output
    █░███░ █████ █░░░█ █░░░█ █████

Frequently asked questions

What is a bitmap font?
A bitmap font stores each character as a grid of pixels (bits). This tool uses a 5×7 grid: 5 columns and 7 rows per character. Each pixel is either filled (using the chosen character) or empty (space).
Why are my characters skipped?
Only characters with bitmap definitions are rendered: A–Z, 0–9, and ! ? . , - _ : @ #. Lowercase is automatically converted to uppercase. Everything else is skipped.
What is FIGlet?
FIGlet is a program that generates text banners in various ASCII styles using font files. This tool uses a simpler built-in 5×7 bitmap font rather than external FIGlet font files.

Key concepts

ASCII art
Visual artwork created using printable ASCII characters, arranged in a grid to form letters, shapes, or images.
Bitmap font
A font where each character is stored as a grid of pixels (bits) — this tool uses a 5×7 grid per character.

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